LCHS grand marshal is Jerry Bauersachs

[September 24, 2009]  Jerry Bauersachs, grand marshal for homecoming at LCHS, is a retired educator with 34 1/2 years of experience. He taught social studies for 11 years, served as a high school principal for 15 years and as a superintendent of schools for 8 1/2 years. During his teaching years he taught students from grades seven through junior college. He served as the principal of Lincoln Community High School from 1994 to 1997 and more recently as a substitute teacher and interim superintendent of LCHS during the first semester of last year.

Bauersachs received degrees from Eastern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Illinois State University.

After retiring, he became active in Logan County Master Gardeners; serves as a member of the steering committee of the Bike Trails Council for Logan County, which is a chamber of commerce subcommittee; and is a past president of the board of directors of the Humane Society of Logan County.

He is married to Cheryl Bauersachs. She is retired from State Farm Corporate, where she was a human resource specialist. They have one daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons, who live in Hinsdale. Jerry and Cheryl have enjoyed traveling and spending time with their grandsons during retirement.

[Text from file received from LCHS]